October 24, 2012
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Attendance

2012-2013 Goals

visitation/walkthrough/shadow different folks
collaborative projects
emotional support

Cyber School

Connecting Classrooms

Google Apps

Digital Age Learning Curriculum

iPad/apps sharing


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Updates

Sumdog Results

SNAP Online Reservation Catalog

Mobile Technologies Google Doc

STEM wiki

ScholarPort Brochure and Pricing

Computer Fairs - Change to programming category!

PD

iPad Summit at CAIU

Resources

Scootpad

Notes

SWSD - BYOD going well, 5 teachers, Kindle Fires popular, hand me downs from parents; iPad - apps (approval process in schools)
Apple VPP
SWSD - App wikispace - http://learningonthego.swsd.wikispaces.net/
Spring Grove - Inservice time dedicated to it, teachers starting to think outside the box, moving toward changing instruction
Resource Page
CYSD - Kindergarten iPads, Using Lightspeed for MDM, free option - Meraki
CVSD - going to go to iPads now, Kindergarten target, Literacy Center, shared carts; like
WYASD - BYOD continuing this year; all computers are now Windows 7 and Office 2010
Dallastown - rolling out iPads throughout the district (various buildings/levels); York College student visitations; IT infrastructure changes

Why are coaches/integrators being left out of BYOD?
Spring Grove is doing a good job

Kindergarten Literacy App Favorites

Intellijoy
Preschool University Apps
Grasshopper Apps (our teachers LOVE iLike Books...Well Worth $1.99--Only 99ยข with Volume purchases over 20)

What sites/apps are best for BYOD?

Apps - how are they being used to increase higher order thinking?
iPad Literacy Apps

Fairfield - instituting new Cyber School, Odyssey and now Plato (starting with credit recovery)
Odyssey - text heavy, no videos, after school tutoring by identified HQ teacher

Attending SAS Institute - CYSD, CVSD

Emails down to fourth grade
Google Apps EDU - CVSD 4 - 12

Dallastown - in transition; role of Tech Director, Coach, etc.

Sheryl Abshire - CTO, Calcasieu Parish School Board/ Lamar Uni

Mt. Lebanon Technology Department Organization Wheel